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22 03 2021 | 08:37

Biden backs plans for first large-scale offshore wind farm in US.

The Vineyard Wind project would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes in New England. A huge wind farm off the Massachusetts coast is edging closer to federal approval,…

22 03 2021 | 08:26

Is this the end of forests as we've known them?

Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes by Alastair Gee

19 03 2021 | 13:28

FRIDAYS FOR FUTURE: Climate Strikers Mobilise Globally To Demand #NoMoreEmptyPromises

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18 03 2021 | 10:29

UN launches new campaign, Only Together, to support global vaccine equity call.

11 March, New York -- The United Nations today launched a new global campaign, Only Together, to support its call for fair and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines around the world. The campaign…

18 03 2021 | 08:52

Climate crisis altering the flow of rivers worldwide, study suggests

Scientists have detected the ‘fingerprint’ of the climate crisis on increasing river flows in some regions and decreasing river flows in others. The climate crisis is altering the flow of rivers …

16 03 2021 | 14:13

Ugandan youth activist stuns Berlin energy transition event.

Vanessa Nakate shocked organisers of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue by delivering a speech highlighting how she and a fellow youth activist had to submit their presentations for approval in…

15 03 2021 | 11:22

There’s a big hidden ecological footprint in going zero carbon – and a solution

If we only keep our eye on the ball of reducing carbon, we will be missing another growing problem that may yet come to haunt us.  Solar photovoltaics, wind power, EVs and batteries… It turns out…

15 03 2021 | 11:20

China cuts ‘carbon intensity’ by almost 20 per cent over past five years, report says.

President Xi Jinping has pledged to cap carbon emissions by 2030 and to reach the carbon neutrality by 2060. China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, succeeded in lowering “carbon…

15 03 2021 | 11:12

Breaking: powering past coal alliance urges faster phaseout while co-founders allow new coal mines

The global Powering Past Coal Alliance is taking sharp criticism from both sides of the Atlantic this week, with delegates gathering for a three-day online summit while the PPCA’s two founders and co…

15 03 2021 | 11:10

Food systems are responsible for a third of global anthropogenic GHG emissions

Abstract We have developed a new global food emissions database (EDGAR-FOOD) estimating greenhouse gas (GHG; CO2, CH4, N2O, fluorinated gases) emissions for the years 1990–2015, building on the…

15 03 2021 | 11:08

ICE announces UK Emissions Trading Scheme auctions will launch in May.

ICE has announced the publication of the auction calendar for the UK's new Emissions Trading Scheme, to increase the climate ambition of the nation’s carbon pricing policy. A UK Emissions Trading…

15 03 2021 | 10:56

Total Amount of Global Food Waste Remains Unclear, New UN Report Reveals

According to a global food waste index released on Thursday, some 931 million tons of food waste were generated across the world in 2019. The report, published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP…

15 03 2021 | 10:50

The Science Behind Frozen Wind Turbines – and How to Keep Them Spinning Through the Winter.

Winter is supposed to be the best season for wind power – the winds are stronger, and since air density increases as the temperature drops, more force is pushing on the blades. But winter also comes…

15 03 2021 | 10:47

U.S. battery storage installations surged in 4th quarter 2020, much more is on the way.

The energy storage industry is shattering records for battery deployments, underscoring its growing role in decarbonizing the economy. In the last three months of 2020, nearly 2.2 gigawatt-hours (…

15 03 2021 | 10:45

China's five-year plan could push emissions higher unless action is taken.

Target is in line with previous trends and could mean greenhouse gas emissions continuing to rise. China has set out an economic blueprint for the next five years that could lead to a strong rise in…

12 03 2021 | 15:11

Green spending makes up less than a fifth of Covid recovery funds, says UN

‘Governments today haven’t been spending as green as they should,’ the report’s author told The Independent. Less than a fifth of the money spent by major economies on long-term Covid recovery…

12 03 2021 | 15:02

This map shows every one of the world’s remaining coal power plants.

There are more than 4,000 coal power plants globally. Now you can track every one and see if they’re closing—or if countries are adding more. Over roughly a decade, 256 coal power plants in the U.S…

12 03 2021 | 14:55

Fact-Check: will 2°C of global warming trigger rapid runaway feedbacks?

Claim: Once global warming reaches 2°C (which we’ve nearly reached already, but scientists are downplaying it), positive feedback loops and tipping points will trigger rapid runaway warming and…

12 03 2021 | 14:43

Meeting climate goals could save millions in tropics from ‘intolerable heat’

Keeping global temperatures to 1.5C could stem deadly increases in heat and humidity, study says. Meeting the world’s climate goals could prevent millions living in the tropics from facing episodes…

12 03 2021 | 11:52

We Had Electric Cars in 1900 ... Then This Happened.

Tearing through the crowded streets of Philadelphia, an electric car and a gas-powered car sought to win a heated race.